Saturday, November 2, 2013

Orli Wald

Orli Wald was a member of the German Resistance in Nazi Germany until she was arrested in 1936. She was charged with high treason whereupon she served four and half years in a woman's prison and was later put under "protective custody" in Nazi concentration camps until 1945 when she escaped. Wald was a prisoner functionary within the  infirmary of Aschwitz-Birkenau where she was known for helpfulness toward Jews and other prisoners. She is given the title "Angel of Auschwitz".

Orli Wald was a member of the German Resistance in Nazi Germany. She was arrested in 1936 and charged with high treason, whereupon she served four and a half years in a women's prison, followed by "protective custody" in Nazi concentration camps until 1945, when she escaped. She was a prisoner functionary in the infirmary at Auschwitz-Birkenau and because of her helpfulness to Jewish and other prisoners, was called the "Angel of Auschwitz". 
Thank you for reading, feel free to comment or share! Here are a few links for further research:
1. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: https://www.ushmm.org/
2. Yad Vashem-The World Holocaust Remembrance Center: http://yadvashem.org/
3.  Jewish Virtual Library: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/index.html